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Tylor 31st August 2005	True, but the population of the US is armed, that's why we're safer, is Aussieland, they don't have guns, the criminals do. That's why they feel more unsafe.
FM 15th November 2005	1. Dear Tylor, I'm an European. With us population is unarmed. I think that's just a little more safe than being allowed to bear arms anyway. I'd rather not feel safe walking in the streets at night knowing just any moment someone can put a gun in your face. If everyone can get a gun criminality is soaring I think. 2. I don't understand why people in europe are feeling this unsafe. Certainly not in Western Europe. If you check rape and burglarry maps western europe ain't doing that bad!
RG 27th November 2005	I think it depends on where you live. If you live in a small town in the U.S., like I do, it's safe to walk around at night. In a big city, it's less safe, though there are parts of New York that are perfectly safe and parts of Paris that I'd avoid like the plague.
Steve (USA) 30th November 2006	To FM: You've stated your conjecture that unrestricted access to guns would cause criminality to soar. Yet, the facts have indeed shown quite the opposite to be true, as exemplified above with regard to New Hampshire and Vermont. But I guess that to some people, cold hard reality ain't as convincing as true belief.
Marie (United States) 5th September 2008	It's funny because I felt very safe walking in the dark in big cities in Sweden when I was there more so than living in a smaller city in the US.
Meh. (USA) 5th November 2008	Take away guns, you get good citizens without guns and criminals with a monopoly on them.
Elysia (Canada) 5th December 2008	This is very interesting. In most cases I feel safe walking alone in the dark. But, I wish there were statistics for more dangerous countries...well more countries.

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